James Habyarimana
Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor at McCourt School of Public Policy
Schools
- McCourt School of Public Policy
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Biography
McCourt School of Public Policy
James Habyarimana joined the McCourt School Public Policy in 2004 after completing doctoral studies at Harvard University. His main research interests are in Development Economics and Political Economy. In particular he is interested in understanding the issues and constraints in health, education and the private sectors in developing countries. In health he is working on understanding the impact of policy responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa and evaluating a number of health improving interventions in road safety and water, sanitation and hygiene. In education, his work focuses on identifying programs and policies to improve access and quality of secondary schooling. His primary regional focus is Africa. He has been a non-resident fellow at the Center for Global Development. At the McCourt School, James teaches the second course in regression methods and courses on the history of development and education and health policy in developing countries.
Education
- Harvard University - Ph.D., Economics
- Harvard University - M.A., Economics
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology - B.Sc., Civil Engineering
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology - B.Sc., Economics
Videos
Heckle and chide: James Habyarimana at TEDxGeorgetown
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